Diagnostic methods for outdoor polymeric insulators

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1065-1080

  Gubanski, S M ^a   Dernfalk, A ^a,b   Andersson, J ^a   Hillborg, H ^a,c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STRI AB   (Sweden)

^c ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite insulation; Fault diagnosis; Outdoor insulation

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

COMPOSITE INSULATION; DISTRIBUTION VOLTAGES; OUTDOOR INSULATION;

ELECTRIC INSULATION TESTING;

EID: 35348868824     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2007.4339466     Document Type: Review

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